The sun was shining and fans were smiling in LoDo on Friday, with the arrival of the Colorado Rockies’ home opener.

And up and down LoDo’s streets, business people were relaxed and confident, firmly believing that the 2013 Rockies baseball season will be as good for them as the 2012 season.

Given the Rockies’ record-setting slump in 2012, it may be hard to believe that last year was good for businesses until you talk to them.

Lorena De La Torre, manager of Chelos, 2012 Larimer St., said she expects similar results at the restaurant her mother — Consuelo De La Torre — founded 15 years ago.

Last year, good weather, day games and a following of very loyal Chelos customers made for very good game-day business, De La Torre said.

If the Rockies do better, the 2013 business will probably be even better, said De La Torre.

“I think it might help and it is always nice to see happy fans,” she said.

Karen Durlin has been supplying food to Rockies fans from her food cart for 20 years and loves it.

At her vending cart at 21st and Lawrence streets, Durlin said 2012 was a great year for business — people buying hot dogs, water, Cracker Jack and many other snacks.

Durlin attributes the steady business in 2012 to Denver’s sports-minded fans — especially the loyal following the Rockies have built — and the enthusiasm for the outdoors.

“People just like to go to baseball games,” Durlin said. “They like sun — get a little baking (sunbathing) in.”

One place that did see a dip in business last season was the National Ballpark Museum, 1940 Blake St., said director Jeff Todd. Although Todd was not with the museum in 2012, he said he was told the foot traffic to Coors Field, which passes directly in front of the museum, was lighter.

The nonprofit museum, highlighting the 14 baseball parks built between 1909 and 1923, is three years old. It is planning to offer “small ballpark snacks” in the future.

Todd said that he knows that a good year for the Rockies will be great for the museum.

“We are hoping for a good Rockies season. We want to be part of the community,” Todd said. Things like a winning record or even making the playoffs, “means more visibility for the museum and a more vibrant ballpark community,” he said.

Noel Hickey, owner of The Celtic Tavern and Delaney’s Cigar Bar & Lounge, 1801 Blake St., said that in 2012 “the Rockies were good to us.

“The fans really got behind them, and the timing of the games enabled people to come straight from work, get dinner here, and go to the game,” Hickey said.

Hickey said he believes 2013 will be even better because the lineup is good and the organization has a solid roster in place. And that means continued prosperity for the tavern, established by Hickey 13 years ago.

The owners of Boulder’s Sterling University Peaks apartments, who this summer were cited for illegally subdividing 92 bedrooms in the complex, have reached an agreement to settle the case for $410,000, the city announced Thursday.